New e-resources: Oxford Research Encyclopedias

Authored by the experts, Oxford Research Encylcopedia articles deliver in-depth thinking & analysis of a wide range of subjects in the humanities, social sciences, and on emerging themes in the sciences.

The Oxford Research Encyclopedias (OREs) offer long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars. Cambridge University members now have access online to all the OREs published.

The OREs cover both foundational and cutting-edge topics in order to develop, over time, an anchoring knowledge base for major areas of research across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Cambridge University now has access to all the OREs which currently comprise the following subjects: African history; American history; Anthropology; Asian history; Business & Management; Climate science; Communication; Criminology and Criminal justice; Economics and finance; Education; Social work; Environmental science; Global public health; International studies; Latin American history; Linguistics; Literature; Natural hazard science; Neuroscience; Physics; Planetary science; Politics; Psychology; Religion.

These online encyclopaedias have been made available through special funding provided by the University to support teaching and learning impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the unavailability of library resources on campus.

Brill’s Encyclopedia of Buddhism Online : access until 2nd October 2020

University of Cambridge members now have access to Brill’s Encyclopedia of Buddhism Online until 2nd October 2020.

Please send your feedback about any of these eresources using the online form.

Since publication of the first volume, in 2015, Brill’s steadily growing Encyclopedia of Buddhism has been widely acclaimed as the long-awaited authoritative, reliable, and up-to-date reference work.

Illustrated with maps and photographs, and supplemented with extensive online resources, the print version of the thematic encyclopedia presents the latest research on the main aspects of the Buddhist traditions in original essays, all written by the world’s foremost scholars.

Ultimately consisting of six volumes, the Encyclopedia presents a balanced and even-handed view of the Buddhist traditions across Asia, offering the most reliable up-to-date accounts of well-known issues. At the same time it fills many gaps in heretofore-neglected areas. Contributions emphasize time and again that Buddhism is simultaneously constituted by a plurality of regional traditions, as well as a far-reaching phenomenon spanning almost all of Asia, and, more recently, far beyond.

The 1000-page first volume (Literature and Languages, publ. 2015)  is available online now.

Also available to access via the Databases A-Z.

Text taken from the brill platform.

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Theater Heute

New on ejournals@cambridge A-Z : Theater Heute

From the journal website:

“Theater heute ist seit seiner Entstehung zur Instanz für die kritische Begleitung des deutschsprachigen Theaters geworden. Gegründet wurde die Zeitschrift im Sommer 1960 von Erhard Friedrich und Henning Rischbieter.

“Zusammen mit dem späteren Dramaturgen und Regisseur Ernst Wendt entwickelte Rischbieter eine Zeitschrift, die über die feuilletonistische Tageskritik weit hinausging. Dabei beobachtete Theater heute von Anfang an nicht nur das Geschehen auf den Bühnen im deutschsprachigen Raum – einschließlich der DDR – , sondern auch international.

“Neben Rezensionen trat die Reflexion übergreifender Zusammenhänge und Tendenzen im zeitgenössischen Schauspiel. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt lag auf neuer Dramatik; jeden Monat wurde und wird ein neues Stück vollständig abgedruckt – eine Enzyklopädie der dramatischen Weltliteratur. Seit Mitte der sechziger Jahre ermittelt die Redaktion alljährlich in einer Kritiker-Umfrage das Theater, das Stück, den Regisseur sowie die Schauspieler und Nachwuchsdarsteller des Jahres – diese im Jahrbuch veröffentlichte Wahl zählt bis heute zu den meistbeachteten Auszeichnungen in der deutschsprachigen Theaterszene.”

Now available to the University of Cambridge electronically from 2004 to present.

Access the Theater Heute via the ejournals@cambridge A-Z or at this link.

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Zeitschrift fur Religionswissenschaft

New on ejournals@cambridge A-Z : Zeitschrift fur Religionswissenschaft

 

From the Walter de Gruyter website:

“Commissioned by the German Association for the Study of Religions, the Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft (Journal of Religious Studies) provides a forum for debates about important topics, questions, theories, and methods in the study of religion. The articles discuss theoretical problems on the basis of historical or contemporary examples from any region of the world. Due to their comparative perspective they contribute substantially to the disciplinary discourse in the study of religion and its neighboring disciplines.”

Now available to the University of Cambridge electronically from volume 1 (1993) to present.

Access the Zeitschrift fur Religionswissenschaft via the ejournals@cambridge A-Z or at this link.

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New e-resource : Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online

The University of Cambridge now has access to Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism online

From the Brill website:

Recently relaunched in March 2019 with many improvements and new content, Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism presents the latest research on all the main aspects of the Hindu traditions. Its essays are original work written by the world’s foremost scholars on Hinduism. The encyclopedia presents a balanced and even-handed view of Hinduism, recognizing the divergent perspectives and methods in the academic study of a religion that is both an ancient historical tradition and a flourishing tradition today. The encyclopedia embraces the greatest possible diversity, plurality, and heterogeneity, thus emphasizing that Hinduism encompasses a variety of regional traditions as well as a global world religion. Presenting all essays and research from the heralded printed edition, Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism is now available in a fully searchable, dynamic digital format. The service will include all content from the six printed volumes.

 

Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism online is available to access via the in this post or the Databases A-Z.

Innes Review

New on ejournals@cambridge A-Z :

Innes review

The Innes Review is the journal of the Scottish Catholic Historical Association. The journal promotes the study of the history of Catholic Scotland, covering all aspects and topics related to Scottish history and culture, including but not limited to: ecclesiastical, cultural, liturgical, architectural, literary and political history from earliest times to the present day.

Published on behalf of the Scottish Catholic Historical Association

Volume 1, 1950

 

Access Innes Review via the E-Journals Search,  iDiscover or via the direct links at the top of this post.

Early European Books (15 collections(complete)) : access until 31st May 2020

Our access to the Early European Books collections has been extended to include all 15 collections until 31st May 2020.

Please send any feedback you have about the Early European Books collections to us via the online form.

Early European Books provides scholars with new ways of accessing and exploring all works printed in Europe before 1701, drawing together a diverse array of printed sources which also includes a number of items printed further afield. Developed and produced in close collaboration with scholars, rare book librarians, bibliographers, and other experts from the library world, this resource opens the door to some of the world’s most significant holdings of early printed books.

All works printed in Europe before 1701, regardless of language, fall within the scope of the project, as do all pre-1701 works in European languages printed elsewhere. Early European Books builds upon and complements Early English Books Online (EEBO) and is largely concerned with non-Anglophone materials. Books in English or printed in the English-speaking world that are already represented in EEBO are nevertheless included in Early European Books where they form an integral element of library holdings made available for digital capture.

Early European Books offers full-colour, high-resolution (400 ppi) facsimile images scanned directly from the original printed sources. Each item in the collection is captured in its entirety, complete with its binding, edges, endpapers, blank pages, and any loose inserts, providing scholars with a wealth of information about the physical characteristics and provenance histories of the original artefacts.

Detailed descriptive bibliographic metadata accompanies each set of facsimile Document Images to support browsing and searching. Users of Early European Books are also provided with functionality that allows them to pinpoint particular images containing manuscript annotation and various kinds of non-textual printed matter including illustrations and maps.

Text taken from the ProQuest platform.

ProQuest databases : access until 30th June 2020

Access is available until 30th June to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, ProQuest Central, and Academic Video Online.

Please send feedback about any of these eresources via the online form.

PROQUEST DISSERTATIONS & THESES GLOBAL

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global is the world’s most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Each year hundreds of thousands of works are added. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.

PROQUEST CENTRAL

ProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.

ACADEMIC VIDEO ONLINE

Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers more than 62,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. Curated for the educational experience, the massive depth of content and breadth of content-types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.) in Academic Video Online makes it a useful resource for all types of patrons, giving libraries a high return on investment.

Theology & Religion Online : access until 30th June 2020

We have access to the Theology & Religion Online collection from Bloomsbury, until 30th June 2020.

Please send any feedback about this eresource via the online form.

Theology & Religion Online is home to T&T Clark Theology Library, T&T Clark Jesus Library, and additional forthcoming resources.

T&T Clark Theology Library, part of Theology and Religion Online, offers students and scholars of theology core theological content via primary texts and supporting articles. Brand new introductory articles commissioned exclusively for T&T Clark Theology Library, written by key academics. These articles are comprehensive overviews of the theologians featured on the platform, and introduce the doctrines, their relevance for study today, and their importance for our understanding of theology

T&T Clark Jesus Library, part of Theology and Religion Online, offers students and scholars of religion and biblical studies core resources for studying the life of Jesus and his impact in history and culture. The resource contains a brand new reference work on the Reception of Jesus in the First Three Centuries as well as topical articles commissioned exclusively for the resource, written by leading academics.

Text taken from the Bloomsbury website.

Judaïsme Ancien – Ancient Judaism

New on ejournals@cambridge A-Z : Judaïsme Ancien – Ancient Judaism

From the  website for the journal:

“The journal is both historical and philological with the intention of being interdisciplinary. It focuses on literature, archaeology and epigraphy, culture, religion and sociology. It intends to cover the period spanning between the 6^th century BCE and the 9^th century CE. The journal is to be a milieu in which to characterize the interactions (relationships, specificities, distinctions, acculturations) between Rabbinic Judaism, Christian Judaism, and Early Islam. Thus the journal covers a broad spectrum without being exclusive. It accepts contributions in French as well as in English, German and Italian. Moreover, it is the only international journal published in the French language on the subject of Ancient Judaism that is characterized by historical and philological approaches to the material.”

Now available to the University of Cambridge electronically from volume 1 (2013) to present.

Access Judaïsme Ancien – Ancient Judaism via the Journal Search or from the iDiscover record.